paralegal I also met FH in a bar after saying I would never. Most do only have 1 intention. Here's my story -

When I was 19, I left a guy that I was with for 3 years. It was the worst 3 years of my life. I was down to 92 lbs and completely depressed. I finally got up enough nerve to leave the a$$hole! When I left him, I had to learn to find myself again. I had to open up my trust and try to let people in, which was hard to do. Well, I decided to get a job as a bartender. What better way to open up? lol Anyways, I got a job at this bar that FH's mom also worked at. One night FH came in to play pool with his friend and after I got off of work, they asked me if I wanted to play pool with them. So I did. That night was basically it for both of us. The sparks were def. there, we both felt like we knew each other our whole lives, we both pretty much fell for each other right away. I wish I could say "and we lived happily ever after" ... but there was just one minor problem. FH was in a pretty serious relationship. I ended up becomming pretty good friends with FH's g/f and we all hung out and were pretty much inseperable. FH ended up setting me up with one of his friends, which didn't work out, but we all still hung out. Eventually, FH's g/f showed her true self to me (she was a crazy biotch who loved drama and was a compulsive liar) and I totally stopped hanging out with anyone who was apart of their "group." I went on with my life, dating here or there, nobody really amounting to much. FH's mom quit the bar I worked at and moved pretty far away. I was really close to her though so I kept in touch and would go and visit her every now and then to get away from all the b.s.

Anyway (as you can see I ramble) 2 years later I went to the bar where I worked at to have a few drinks and who comes walking through the door ... FH. He comes straight over to where I was sitting and starts talking to me. He tells me he's had feelings for me for years and blah blah blah. Well I was a little leary and really kind of shrugged it off. I didn't know that he and his g/f had broken up. He asked for my number, so I gave it to him. He called me that night and we ended up talking for like 3 hours. All of a sudden I get a phone call from his ex flipping out on me and telling me she's going to drive her car into a tree and all this crap because I was talking to FH. (see, total drama). Well, on my way to work I pass FH's house and who's vehicle is there ... the ex. So, I don't talk to FH again and go on with my life.

6 months later, FH comes to the bar again to find me and I just totally shrugged him off. I didn't talk to him at all. When he tried to talk to me I told him I didn't want to deal with the drama. His friend pulled me aside and told me that he and his ex had been broken up for a few months. FH asked if we could talk and pulled me aside and apologized to me for everything but said that he was just really scared that his ex was going to hurt herself and try something stupid and he didn't want to have to live with that for the rest of his life. I understood and thanked him for the apology. Every day after that he would call me or email me and beg me for a date, so I finally agreed. I tried my hardest not to let myself fall for him because I really didn't want to have anymore drama in my life, but I knew I wasn't going to be able to ignore the feelings that I had for him that were there since we first met. So, basically after the first date we became a couple like 2 months later, I moved in with him about a month after we got together and 3 years later he proposed! And now in 10 days we will be getting married!!!

We both still say that if he wasn't with his gf at the time that we would probably have gotten together shortly after meeting for the first time, that's how strong of a connection we had.

Sorry for the novel ... lol

FutureMrsVelino that is an amazing story! Our stories have many similarities! Cheetah your story is unique! I think it is really cool how you guys can all still talk.

Edited by: paralegal05 on Sep 2, 2009 9:43 PM

My story...

It all started when my dad gave me this book to read. It was called Burning Chrome and it was a collection of short stories by an author named William Gibson.
The stories were amazing, all science fiction and cyberpunk and totally cool. I was 14 years old, and I'd never read anything like them. So with my dad's help, I collected the rest of the author's published work - Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Count Zero... I read them all.
At that time, I was in a long-distance relationship with my first love, my best friend. He's two years older than me, and a real sweetheart - although as it turns out, he was somewhat confused. As of today, he's been out of the closet for about 4 years and we're still great friends.
My romantic relationship with A ended when I was sixteen, and a year later my dad caved in and bought our family's first Internet-linked computer... and I found my favourite author's website!
Because yes, I was still reading my Gibson, and I'd discovered The Matrix, and also read many other sci-fi authors.
Through the main website, I found the discussion board. My first thread was asking for advice about some guy... which I am now totally embarrassed about. But hey, I was 17! no regrets.
Especially because that thread is my FH's first connection with me the first time he posted on the discussion board was in that very thread!
We crossed paths again a while later in a thread about hair - he posted a few photos, and my very first thought was "oh Wow he's adorable". I can still to this day remember that first glimpse and the butterflies in my stomach.
Being a 17-year-old girl, I posted that I thought he was cute. And then it started - we were flirting on the board, and talking over MSN, and emailing back and forth... All totally innocent, I mean, he lived in Hawaii, I was in Canada, nothing was going to happen, it was just good practice, right?
Right...
Anyway, we lost touch when I moved out of my parents' house for a few months, housesitting with a friend. I also dated a guy during that time - a real jerk, who told no one we were dating, hardly called, and basically just wanted to make out or talk about his ex all the time.
When I came back home, I got back online, and found my books, and once again started talking with soon-to-be FH. Nothing big, just "how you doing" emails and such.
And then in January 2008, a woman from the William Gibson discussion board who lives in Vancouver BC decided it was time we North American boardies got together. She organized a weekend meetup in Vancouver for March 2008, and we all started planning. Imagine my surprise when soon-to-be FH said he was coming?!
I emailed him as soon as I saw his "maybe" post, asking if he really thought he would, and we started emailing again. This time, there were daily emails from Hawaii to BC!
As it turned out, I was the person who met FH at the airport (another friend of ours missed his flight in Florida), and I have to admit that two hours after he landed in Vancouver, we were holding hands. We barely let go of each other that entire weekend, and when I left Vancouver that Sunday night, leaving him behind, I knew my heart was with him. We left it at "we're crazy, but I like you" that weekend, and as I drove the two hours home I decided that I wouldn't email him or call him first - I'd wait for him.
Well, I got home to an email, and the next night I got a phone call. And the next night, too... And every night after that for a month. On May 8, 2008, we realized we were dating.
In August 2008, he came back up north to see me for my birthday (August 12). I was turning 20. It was a great time - I showed him all around here where I live, and we spent time with my family.
In January 2009, soon-to-be FH gave my daddy a phone call, and they talked about our relationship. And a few weeks later, I went to Hawaii to celebrate his 26th birthday, and meet his family.
In April, we were talking one night about the future. That was the night we decided we were getting married. And on July 31st, he formally proposed, with the ring.
And I am so, so happy...

All of these stories are so interesting! Good thread, paralegal!

My story's pretty simple. FH and I met in 6th grade. We were only
eleven years old at the time, and if you had told us then that we would
be getting married somewhere down the line, we both would've been positive that you were absolutely insane.

We began dating during our senior year of high school, and he propsed
this past May after two and a half years together. Since we're both
still in college, we've decided to have a long engagement and
will be waiting to walk down the aisle until spring 2012, a full year
after we've both graduated. By the time we get married, we'll have
known one another for twelve years and will have been together for six
years.

I moved in with FH shortly after the proposal. Despite living together,
we hardly ever see one another. We both go to school full-time and work
full-time, so our schedules are never the same. I spend more time with
our high-strung puppy named Lucky (he's in my default pic!) than I do
with FH! Nevertheless, we're enjoying our engagement, and I've already
started some preliminary planning for our wedding!

"Love doesn't make the world go 'round.
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

Brooke that is such a sweet story! That is so funny how you guys had the same babysitter and then she catered your wedding! Wow! SweetSurrender your story is amazing! I could never imagine marrying my crush from 6th grade. Now that I think about it we did date off and on into our 20's and have still stayed in contact with each other. But there is no way I could marry him!

ok so i just HAD to post when i read this thread. haha so here's the really story...

I had been on an off with an ex for about two years. we were in one of our off periods but remained friends. I moved into an apartment by myself in downtown SLC UT and invited him to my house warming party. while there he met my upstairs neighbor and they ended up getting together. I tried to be ok with it but it was really hard. he was really immature about it. he would walk past my door and yell things at me or knock and run off. so one night in the beginning of january it was really stormy outside and i was really mad at my ex so i decided to put a post on craigs list just to boost my self esteem, not thinking anything would come of it. I was horribly, brutally honest about myself and even put up really bad pictures of myself. haha. well a couple guys messaged me that didn't seem like complete losers. we exchanged numbers and started texting. I went on a date with on of them on friday and he ended up having some major issues getting over his ex. The next night i had another date but almost didn't go. (i HATE first dates!) anyways so we met in a coffee shop a couple blocks from my place called nostalgia. we both walked there (i also HATE driving in snow). I walked in from the snow outside and my glasses fogged up so i couldn't see. after awkwardly cleaning my glasses i found him sitting and waiting. We quickly started talking about or family back grounds, future plans, likes dislikes, etc. We were both obviously nervous. We didn't even order anything instead we decided to walk to a cute litte record shop nearby to look at art. We talked the whole way there then he took my to an adorable mediteranian restaraunt. from there we went back to his place ( i always said that was very stupid of me but it turned our ok) and watched stupid cartoons online then my friend picked us up and we went to a party. that night my friend was dropping us off, him first, and he gave me the most awkward, adorable kiss on the cheek that gave me butterflies so bad i new he was the one! we hung out a few more times, on january 12 became official, moved in together in march, got engaged on august 1st and will be married 10/10/10!

my parents wouldn't be too fond of the meeting online thing so we tell them we met in a coffee shop (half true!) :p

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